American college football season
The2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team representedJacksonville State University as a member ofConference USA (C-USA) during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Gamecocks were led by second-year head coachRich Rodriguez and played home games at theBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium inJacksonville, Alabama as first-year members ofConference USA .[ 1]
Due to the lack of bowl-eligible teams, and despite a two-year transition period to FBS with a ban from postseason play, the Gamecocks received a bid to theNew Orleans Bowl , where they defeatedLouisiana 34–31 in overtime.
Player Position Destination DJ Coleman DL Unknown Amon Scarbrough S Alabama State Brevyn Jones OT West Georgia Osiris Smith LB Grambling State TJ Lockley WR Unknown Aaron McLaughlin QB Unknown Kraeton Muenchau IOL Unknown Patrick Jackson RB Unknown Charles Padgett OT Unknown Ahmad Edwards WR Ball State
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Conference USA media poll [ edit ] Conference USA media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Western Kentucky (18) 2 Liberty (4) 3 Middle Tennessee 4 Louisiana Tech 5 New Mexico State 6 UTEP 7 Jacksonville State T8 FIU Sam Houston
Source: [ 3] Jacksonville State and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[ 4] [ 5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 26 4:30 p.m. UTEP CBSSN W 17–1417,982 September 2 1:00 p.m. East Tennessee State * Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 49–321,276 September 9 6:00 p.m. atCoastal Carolina * ESPN+ L 16–3016,006 September 23 4:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan * Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 21–020,966 September 28 7:00 p.m. atSam Houston ESPNU W 35–28OT 14,566 October 4 7:00 p.m. atMiddle Tennessee ESPNU W 45–3013,066 October 10 7:30 p.m. Liberty Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPNU L 13–3121,745 October 17 6:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPNU W 20–1717,977 October 25 6:00 p.m. atFIU CBSSN W 41–1614,074 November 4 11:00 a.m. atSouth Carolina * ESPNU L 28–3875,348 November 18 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 56–1720,252 November 25 3:00 p.m. atNew Mexico State ESPN+ L 17–2015,702 December 16 1:15 p.m. vs.Louisiana * ESPN W 34–31OT 14,485
UTEP Miners (0-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 7 0 7 14 •Gamecocks 3 7 7 0 17
Scoring summary 1st 4:57 JSU Alen Karajic 41-yard field goal JSU 3–0 2nd 13:26 JSU Ron Wiggins 4-yard run (Alen Karajic kick) JSU 10–0 2nd 0:00 UTEP Deion Hankins 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick) JSU 10–7 3rd 7:47 JSU Malik Jackson 7-yard run (Alen Karajic kick) JSU 17–7 4th 12:19 UTEP Kelly Akharaiyi 32-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Buzz Flabiano kick) JSU 17–14
Statistics UTEP Jacksonville State First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 72–364 62–277 Rushes–yards 156 210 Passing yards 208 67 Passing:comp– att– int 17–29–2 10–20–0 Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 17/29, 208 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Torrance Burgess Jr. 12 carries, 58 yards Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 10/20, 67 yards Rushing Malik Jackson 13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ron Wiggins 2 receptions, 24 yards
vs East Tennessee State [ edit ] East Tennessee State Buccaneers (FCS) (0-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-0)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers (FCS) 3 0 0 0 3 •Gamecocks 14 7 21 7 49
Date: September 2Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m.CST /11:00 a.m.PST TV announcers (ESPN+ ): TBD
Statistics East Tennessee State Jacksonville State First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics East Tennessee State Passing Rushing Receiving Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Coastal Carolina [ edit ] Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-0) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 6 3 0 7 16 •Chanticleers 7 3 13 7 30
Statistics Jacksonville State Coastal Carolina First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving Coastal Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Eastern Michigan [ edit ] Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-1) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 •Gamecocks 7 7 7 0 21
Date: September 23Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU StadiumGame start: 4:00 p.m.CST /2:00 p.m.PST TV announcers (ESPN Networks): TBD
Statistics Eastern Michigan Jacksonville State First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Michigan Passing Rushing Receiving Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3-1) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0-3)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 7 0 7 14 28 Bearkats 14 7 0 7 28
Scoring summary 1st 9:47 JSU Malik Jackson 26-yard run (Alen Karajic kick)(4 plays, 86 yards, 0:51) JSU 7–0 1st 8:10 SAM John Gentry 56-yard pass (Colby Sessums kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37) TIE 7–7 1st 1:37 SAM Noah Smith 22-yard pass (Keegan Shoemaker kick)(3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02) SAM 14–7 2nd 10:20 SAM Trapper Pannell 3-yard run (Colby Sessums kick)(11 plays, 89 yards, 5:02) SAM 21–7 3rd 8:32 JSU Michael Pettway 31-yard pass from Logan Smothers (Alen Karajic kick)(5 plays, 60 yards, 1:46) SAM 21–14 4th 8:44 JSU Logan Smothers 16-yard run(3 plays, 31 yards, 0:57) SAM 21–20 4th 1:11 SAM Trapper Pannell 1-yard run (Colby Sessums kick)(7 plays, 20 yards, 3:00) SAM 28–20 4th 0:13 SAM Perry Carter 28-yard pass from Logan Smothers (Quinton Lane kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 0:58) TIE 28–28 OT 0:00 JSU Sean Brown 24-yard pass from Logan Smothers (Alen Karajic kick)(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) JSU 35–28
Statistics Jacksonville State Sam Houston State First downs 20 25 Plays–yards 393 435 Rushes–yards 196 136 Passing yards 197 299 Passing:comp– att– int 16–33–1 23–39–1 Time of possession 17:36 42:24
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Logan Smothers 16/28, 197 yards, 3 TD Rushing Malik Jackson 13 rushes, 129 yards, TD Receiving Michael Pettway 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD Sam Houston State Passing Keegan Shoemaker 22/38, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing John Gentry 30 rushes, 97 yards Receiving Noah Smith 10 receptions, 97 yards, TD
at Middle Tennessee [ edit ] Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-1) vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-4)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics Jacksonville State Middle Tennessee First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving Middle Tennessee Passing Rushing Receiving
Liberty Flames (5-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 0 0 0 0 Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0
Date: October 10 Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU StadiumGame start: 7:30 p.m.CST /5:30 p.m.PST Game attendance: 21,745TV announcers (ESPNU): TBD
Statistics Liberty Jacksonville State First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Liberty Passing Rushing Receiving Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Western Kentucky [ edit ] Game Eight – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Western Kentucky 10 7 0 0 17 Jacksonville State 0 10 0 10 20
atBurgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium •Jacksonville, Alabama
Date : Tuesday, October 17, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 56 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 17,977Referee : -TV announcers (ESPNU ) :Dave Neal (play-by-play) andDerek Mason (analyst)
Game information First quarter (8:52) WKU – Dalvin Smith 10-yard pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:20;Western Kentucky 7-0 ) (1:55) WKU – Lucas Carneiro 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:01;Western Kentucky 10-0 ) Second quarter (12:45) JVST – Zion Webb 10-yard run (Alen Karajic kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:14;Western Kentucky 10-7 ) (8:36) WKU – River Helms 3-yard pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:09;Western Kentucky 17-7 ) (5:35) JVST – Alen Karajic 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:01;Western Kentucky 17-10 ) Third quarter Fourth quarter (4:40) JVST – Anwar Lewis 26-yard run (Alen Karajic kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 3:39;Tied 17-17 ) (0:00) JVST – Alen Karajic 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 2:32;Jacksonville State 20-17 )
Statistics WKU JVST First downs 16 27 Total yards 72–339 95–484 Rushing yards 24–89 55–262 Passing yards 250 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–48–1 23–40–1 Time of possession 26:56 33:04
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Austin Reed 24/48, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Elijah Young 10 carries, 39 yards Receiving K.D. Hutchinson 4 receptions, 52 yards Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 22/39, 218 yards, INT Rushing Zion Webb 28 carries, 146 yards, TD Receiving P.J. Wells 5 receptions, 53 yards
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-2) vs FIU Panthers (4-4)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics Jacksonville State Florida International First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving Florida International Passing Rushing Receiving
Game information First quarter (11:07) SC –Tonka Hemingway 2-yard Run (Mitch Jeter Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:38;South Carolina 7–0 ) (3:44) JVST – Sean Brown 15-yard pass from Zion Webb (Alen Karajic Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:36;Tied 7–7 ) (2:03) SC – Spencer Rattler 1-yard Run (Mitch Jeter Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:41;South Carolina 14–7 ) Second quarter (14:16) JVST – Anwar Lewis 4-yard Run (Alen Karajic Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:47;Tied 14–14 ) (0:23) SC – Xavier Legette 5-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 0:30;South Carolina 21–14 ) Third quarter (11:50) JVST – Sean Brown 13-yard pass from Logan Smothers (Alen Karajic Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:02;Tied 21–21 ) (5:30) JVST – Perry Carter 54-yard pass from Zion Webb (Alen Karajic Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:16;Jacksonville State 28–21 ) (1:29) SC – Xavier Legette 65-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11;Tied 28–28 ) Fourth quarter (5:51) SC – Mitch Jeter 26-yard Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:58;South Carolina 31–28 ) (2:02) SC – Stone Blanton 88-yard Interception Return (Mitch Jeter Kick) (Drive: 11 play, 58 yards, 3:49;South Carolina 38–28 )
Statistics JVST SC First downs 23 20 Total yards 84–421 77–488 Rushing yards 57–225 38–89 Passing yards 196 399 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–2 27–39–1 Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 12/23, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ron Wiggins 17 carries, 88 yards Receiving Perry Carter 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 27/38, 399 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Mario Anderson 16 carries, 75 yards Receiving Xavier Legette 9 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0
Date: November 18Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m.CST /11:00 a.m.PST TV announcers (ESPN Networks): TBD
Statistics Louisiana Tech Jacksonville State First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing:comp– att– int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Tech Passing Rushing Receiving Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving
at New Mexico State [ edit ] Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8–3) vs New Mexico State Aggies (9–3)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 3 0 14 17 •Aggies 14 3 0 3 20
Date: November 25Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico Game start: 3:00 p.m.CST /1:00 p.m.PST Game attendance: 15,702Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)Referee: Garrett DickersonTV announcers (ESPN+): Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Tatiana Favela
Scoring summary 1st 8:12 NMSU Jamoni Jones 1-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick)(13 plays, 65 yards, 6:48) NMSU 7–0 2:28 NMSU Trent Hudson 11-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick)(8 plays, 83 yards, 4:15) NMSU 14–0 2nd 7:09 JSU Alen Karajic 33-yard field goal(5 plays, 41 yards, 1:21) NMSU 14–3 0:00 NMSU Ethan Albertson 27-yard field goal(15 plays, 70 yards, 3:31) NMSU 17–3 4 14:52 JSU Alen Karajic 27-yard field goal(4 plays, -1 yard, 1:07) NMSU 17–6 6:23 JSU Malik Jackson 11-yard run (Zion Webb run)(4 plays, 22 yards, 0:56) NMSU 17–14 0:43 JSU Alen Karajic 27-yard field goal(12 plays, 52 yards, 2:57) TIED 17–17 0:00 NMSU Ethan Albertson 52-yard field goal(5 plays, 50 yards, 0:43) NMSU 20–17
Statistics Jacksonville State New Mexico State First downs 17 27 Plays–yards 58–333 82–455 Rushes–yards 28–85 48–186 Passing yards 248 269 Passing:comp– att– int 17–30–2 23–34–2 Time of possession 20:18 39:42
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 17/30, 248 yards, 2 INT Rushing Malik Jackson 8 carries, 43 yards, TD Receiving Perry Carter 7 receptions, 134 yards New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 23/34, 269 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Diego Pavia 19 carries, 68 yards Receiving Trent Hudson 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
[ edit ] Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8–4) vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–6)
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total •Gamecocks 7 7 10 7 3 34 Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 10 0 31
Date: December 16, 2023Location: Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:20 p.m.CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutesGame attendance: 14,486Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoor (N/A)Referee: Steven AndersonTV announcers (ESPN ): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 1 13:17 LA Jalen Clark 46-yard fumble returned (Kenneth Almendares kick)(5 plays, 21 yards, 1:43) LA 7–0 03:06 JVST Cole Fuller 1-yard rush (Garrison Rippa kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 4:42) TIE 7–7 2 04:22 LA Jalen Clark 16-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick)(3 plays, 6 yards, 0:50) LA 14–7 00:23 JVST Ron Wiggins 7-yard rush (Garrison Rippa kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 3:59) TIE 14–14 3 07:55 JVST Garrison Rippa 22-yard field goal(16 plays, 72 yards, 5:37) JVST 17–14 05:47 LA Chandler Fields 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:08) LA 21–17 02:53 JVST Logan Smothers 10-yard rush (Garrison Rippa kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54) JVST 24–21 4 14:02 LA Kenneth Almendares 33-yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 3:51) TIE 24–24 05:32 LA Tyree Skipper 43-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick)(6 plays, 8 yards, 1:46) LA 31–24 01:46 JVST Perry Carter 18-yard pass from Zion Webb (Garrison Rippa kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 1:51) TIE 31–31 OT JVST Garrison Rippa 27-yard field goal(7 plays, 16 yards) JVST 34–31
Statistics Jacksonville State Louisiana First downs 31 14 Total yards 526 247 Rushing yards 290 92 Passing yards 236 155 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 14/26, 156 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Ron Wiggins 27 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD Receiving Quinton Lane 7 receptions, 86 yards Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 13/26, 155 yards Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 16 carries, 73 yards Receiving Pearse Migl 2 receptions, 34 yards
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